10 miles this morning. Man it seems like these weeks are flying by. Here we are at speed day again. I dread this day all week long, but have come to the conclusion that it is essential. I ran down to the high school and then did a couple more miles warm up as Steve got there. I was feeling just about drained before we even started. Goal was to do 6x800 all under 2:30 min/mile pace. We’ll see if we can even do 4x800’s the way I was feeling. 1. 2:26 400 recovery 2. 2:22 (this may have even been faster-I started the timer early and stopped it late) 400 recovery 3. 2:24 (Steve leaves to go to little boys room and I run a mile until he gets back) 400 recovery + one mile at a little faster pace while Steve’s out… 4. 2:26 (Steve back) 400 recovery 5. 2:28 (Steve has to go to little boys room again so I do this one alone) 600 recovery 6. 2:24 (Steve’s back and he kicks this one out hard at 2:22) Glad to be done. We continue to run more laps that bleed into a blur of circles on the track and I have a hard time keeping everything straight. Decide that I’ll catch a ride back home with Steve. Happy with the times and to have one more good workout in the bank. 6.5 mile run tonight. Had family stufff until 9 p.m and then went out and ran after eating at Texas Roadhouse. PAIN was the word for the day kids. I knew I was going to pay a price for eating out so close to the run but had little control over the situation. I had one of the lighter items on the menu (Salmon) but all the fixin's on the side is what did me in. | 